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Beat Your Non-Compete and Pursue Your Greatest WorthWed, 17 May 2017 18:11:18 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Horton_Law_Firm_logo_twitter-150x150.jpgSC Noncompete Lawyerhttp://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com
3232How Noncompete Clauses Keep Workers Locked Inhttp://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/noncompete-clauses-keep-workers-locked/
Wed, 17 May 2017 18:06:15 +0000http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/?p=633Non-competes are becoming more prevalent. Once reserved for highly compensated employees, now one in five employees are bound by a noncompete. These employees become less employable outside the workplace and less valued inside the workplace.

]]>Trans-Obligation: The Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is Really a Non-Compete.http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/the-non-disclosure-agreement-is-really-a-non-compete/
Tue, 14 Mar 2017 18:11:31 +0000http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/?p=617So, an employee signs an employment agreement. The agreement contains (among other things) non-compete provision and a non-disclosure provision (NDA). The employee wants out of both obligations. Otherwise, his ability to earn his best living will significantly be restrained by each. If the NDA actually is read literally then every bit of the industry […]

]]>Noncompetes In Court: Attorney’s Feeshttp://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/noncompetes-in-court-attorneys-fees/
Wed, 22 Feb 2017 19:42:41 +0000http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/?p=608As mentioned in the prior post, I was in court in October (2016) and tried a non-compete case for my client. The judge ruled for us on all causes of action. My client’s former employer (Employer) sued him for breach of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements as well as for allegedly he breached his duty of […]

]]>Day in Court: A Noncompete and the Duty of Loyaltyhttp://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/noncompetes-duty-of-loyalty-on-trial/
Sun, 09 Oct 2016 18:35:16 +0000http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/?p=594I had a trial two weeks ago week. My client’s former employer (“Employer”) had sued him for breach of a non-compete and breach of the duty of loyalty. Employer wanted almost $500,0000 in damages on these two claims plus their attorneys’ fees. My client, now a small business owner, had fought for almost a year […]

]]>New South Carolina Case: Noncompete and Sale of a Businesshttp://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/new-south-carolina-case-noncompete-and-sale-of-a-business/
http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/new-south-carolina-case-noncompete-and-sale-of-a-business/#respondTue, 21 Jun 2016 19:58:09 +0000http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/?p=534This case should encourage employers and those selling their business to draft their non-competes with a more reasonable geographic scope (or else risk a court throwing the non-compete out altogether). But those who are asked to sign a non-compete should keep in mind that even if their non-compete is probably unenforceable, an employer can still sue to enforce it and cause the employee a lot of stress and attorneys’ fees.

]]>http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/new-south-carolina-case-noncompete-and-sale-of-a-business/feed/0Jury Trials for Attorney Fees In Breach of Contract Casehttp://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/jury-trials-for-attorney-fees-in-breach-of-contract-case/
http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/jury-trials-for-attorney-fees-in-breach-of-contract-case/#respondThu, 24 Sep 2015 20:13:09 +0000http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/?p=526So, one of the risks of fighting a non-compete is provisions that require employees to pay for their former employer’s attorneys fees if they lose the case: Seems fair. But, of course if fairness were the issue, the provision would be reciprocal and provide attorney’s fees for prevailing employees.

]]>http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/jury-trials-for-attorney-fees-in-breach-of-contract-case/feed/0What Happens When A Non-Compete Case Goes to Trial?http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/what-happens-when-a-non-compete-case-goes-to-trial/
http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/what-happens-when-a-non-compete-case-goes-to-trial/#respondTue, 08 Sep 2015 00:45:35 +0000http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/?p=513I have tried three cases in the last 12 months, but none more difficult than a non-compete case in Lexington County. The judge did not grant summary judgment on the non-compete or non-solicitation provisions, and my client had conceded he breached the non-compete. The defendant was permitted to argue he was entitled to $2.7 million […]

]]>http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/what-happens-when-a-non-compete-case-goes-to-trial/feed/0Ten Proverbs for Litigatorshttp://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/ten-proverbs-for-litigators/
http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/ten-proverbs-for-litigators/#respondThu, 03 Sep 2015 18:14:57 +0000http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/?p=216Trying cases is what I think I do best. There are some lessons that I have learned along the way. Twitter helped be shrink them down to 140 characters or less. Here are my top 10:

]]>http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/physician-non-competes-upheld-by-south-carolina-court-of-appeals-baugh-v-columbia-heart-clinic-p-a/feed/0Andy Arnold Named One of Greenville Business Magazine’s Legal Elitehttp://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/andy-arnold-named-one-of-greenville-business-magazines-legal-elite/
http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/andy-arnold-named-one-of-greenville-business-magazines-legal-elite/#respondWed, 01 Aug 2012 17:37:45 +0000http://www.scnoncompetelawyer.com/?p=479Greenville Business Magazine has recognized Andy Arnold as one of the area’s Legal Elite in the practice of Labor and Employment Law.